Martin Rex wrote: > "Martin J. Dürst" wrote: > > > >On 2013/07/04 9:39, Barry Leiba wrote: > >>> Registration for IETF87 in Berlin has been suspended to consider the impact > >>> of a change in the VAT rules on Registration Fees. We expect registration > >>> to open as soon as this matter has been clarified. > >> > >> I don't understand what the effect of VAT rules is on money collected > >> in the U.S. in U.S. Dollars. > > > > It's usual in the U.S. that taxes on goods bought and sold are levied as > > a consumption tax, at the place (i.e. in the state) where the object is > > bought (and therefore presumably consumed/used). > > > > However, that's not a given, and VAT stands for value added tax, and the > > value addition/consumption can be presumed to happen at the meeting in > > Berlin (and there's no need for consensus here, it's the opinion of the > > local tax authority that counts :-(). > > > If the money that is collected is an entrance/participation fee for > the venue itself, then the local tax authority might require the local > VAT for _all_ visitors, even those that pay in advance or in a > different country. It seems that the rules might be somewhat similar all over europe: http://www.tmf-vat.com/vat/german-vat.html -Martin